Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the Communications team in the South London Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN), hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The Communications Manager will lead regional and national communications as part of the Research Delivery Network (RDN) Communications Team, dispersed across the 12 Regional Research Delivery Networks (RRDN) and the RDN Coordinating Centre. As a senior member of the RDN Communications Team, you will provide a high quality, professional and proactive communications service to the RDN regionally and nationally, and will report to the RRDN Head of Strategy, Engagement and Inclusion.

Main duties of the job

This role will take responsibility for RDN communication using a range of different channels that will promote the reputation of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) as a high-quality health and care research organisation. They will lead the delivery of a corporate communication strategy and associated communication activities, engagement events and marketing initiatives to enable the RDN to deliver on its strategic objectives and showcase the RDN's impact. In addition, they will have line management responsibility for the Communications Officer.

About us

The NIHR RRDNs will have three key roles which it will fulfil via new models of service delivery and functions, to:

• provide support to research sites to enable the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England;

• enable the strategic development of new and more effective research delivery capability and capacity. This will include bringing research to under-served regions and communities with major health and care needs;

• work jointly with the Coordinating Centre in the strategic oversight of the NIHR RDN. This will ensure that the Portfolio is maintained as a cohort of high-quality, fully-funded, viable and deliverable studies. It will also ensure that the NIHR RDN as a whole serves the research delivery needs of investigators and R&D teams and is responsive to the changing domestic and global environment for health and care, life sciences and health research.

Details

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year

per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-RD543D

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities include:

• Understand the communications needs of all RRDN services and support the optimisation of those services through effective and impactful communications

• Lead on the production of corporate communications aligned to the RDN strategic objectives

• Undertake regional and cross regional events management

• Triangulate/scope impact statements and stories for potential media and other coverage in conjunction with regional stakeholders

• Lead and deliver national/regional campaigns and communications channels

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities include:

• Understand the communications needs of all RRDN services and support the optimisation of those services through effective and impactful communications

• Lead on the production of corporate communications aligned to the RDN strategic objectives

• Undertake regional and cross regional events management

• Triangulate/scope impact statements and stories for potential media and other coverage in conjunction with regional stakeholders

• Lead and deliver national/regional campaigns and communications channels

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level (or equivalent experience) with extensive professional experience working in communications, media, web publishing or marketing, preferably in the health sector

Desirable

• Background in research and development, science or healthcare

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• High level of experience in a relevant speciality i.e. public relations, communications, marketing and/or journalism to post graduate level or demonstrable experience. This must include social / web-based media

• Demonstrable experience of working in a large, complex organisation

• High level of knowledge around the full range of public and health professional communication channels and their effective deployment, including around the latest technologies for digital engagement and techniques around behavioural change

• Experience of inter-agency working involving multiple and diverse partners

• Experience of line management

• Experience of managing a customer-focused service

• Experience of working at a similar level in the NHS or other healthcare environment

• Good understanding of the health and care research environment

Desirable

• Experience of providing communications support to a local authority

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to exercise initiative

• Excellent organisational skills

• Attention to detail

• Staff training skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent leadership skills

• Ability to operate at all levels throughout an organisation

• Ability to write concise and clear reports and to write Standard Operating Procedures

• Ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure

• Experience of managing a wide range of complex duties

• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to a high standard

• Ability to plan, manage and deliver projects and activities, involving multiple agencies and individuals to tight deadlines

• Media handling skills

• Ability to communicate complex information to a range of audiences at all levels within the organisation and externally

• Excellent IT literacy including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or equivalent Google applications and relevant design packages e.g. Adobe InDesign, CANVA

• The ability to manage challenging and stressful situations

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to work autonomously and to exercise initiative, with creativity, drive and flexibility

Values & Personal Qualities

Essential

• Compassionate

• Understanding of change and adaptable

• Politically aware

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level (or equivalent experience) with extensive professional experience working in communications, media, web publishing or marketing, preferably in the health sector

Desirable

• Background in research and development, science or healthcare

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• High level of experience in a relevant speciality i.e. public relations, communications, marketing and/or journalism to post graduate level or demonstrable experience. This must include social / web-based media

• Demonstrable experience of working in a large, complex organisation

• High level of knowledge around the full range of public and health professional communication channels and their effective deployment, including around the latest technologies for digital engagement and techniques around behavioural change

• Experience of inter-agency working involving multiple and diverse partners

• Experience of line management

• Experience of managing a customer-focused service

• Experience of working at a similar level in the NHS or other healthcare environment

• Good understanding of the health and care research environment

Desirable

• Experience of providing communications support to a local authority

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to exercise initiative

• Excellent organisational skills

• Attention to detail

• Staff training skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent leadership skills

• Ability to operate at all levels throughout an organisation

• Ability to write concise and clear reports and to write Standard Operating Procedures

• Ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure

• Experience of managing a wide range of complex duties

• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to a high standard

• Ability to plan, manage and deliver projects and activities, involving multiple agencies and individuals to tight deadlines

• Media handling skills

• Ability to communicate complex information to a range of audiences at all levels within the organisation and externally

• Excellent IT literacy including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or equivalent Google applications and relevant design packages e.g. Adobe InDesign, CANVA

• The ability to manage challenging and stressful situations

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to work autonomously and to exercise initiative, with creativity, drive and flexibility

Values & Personal Qualities

Essential

• Compassionate

• Understanding of change and adaptable

• Politically aware

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking for an exceptional senior research nurse to join the clinical research facility (CRF) research team. This post will provide clinical leadership for our expanding research portfolio, manage junior research delivery staff and support the team to deliver high-quality research.

You will be responsible for the management of your team's research portfolio, reviewing protocols, amendments and identifying resource implications. You will have line management responsibilities and will actively be involved with staff recruitment, training, supporting and mentoring of all team members.

Applicants must be a registered adult nurse with evidence of continuing professional development. You should have good experience in clinical research within the NHS, a strong clinical background and desire and willingness to learn and develop others. Essential skills are excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines, the ability and initiative to work independently and manage a patient caseload across a variety of research studies.

The post holder is expected to work on shift patterns necessary to ensure patient safety and timely delivery of clinical trials. Work patterns will include day shifts, regular late and some night duties and weekends as required by trial protocols.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities will include the co-ordination of a portfolio of early phase translational clinical research, collaborating with key personnel throughout the two adult Clinical Research Facilities (CRF), to ensure continued care and support for patients and healthy volunteers involved in these clinical trials and studies. The post holder will take responsibility for supervising the safe administration of experimental therapies, and for monitoring the effects of drugs and other treatment modalities used in these trials. They may also be involved in gaining ethical approval, collecting data, interviewing and data entry.

The post holder will be expected to advocate for patients and empower them to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials by providing advice and information.

The post holder will be involved in improvement projects to further develop the operational aspect of the CRFs. This includes attending feasibility and initiation meetings, monitoring CRF supplies and equipment, facilitating orientation and support of external staff to the CRF. Aspects of the role will include clinical tasks such as phlebotomy, analysis of blood specimens, drug administration and clinical observation.

The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy, taking delegated responsibility from Clinicians for clinical decision making, and will work closely with the Investigator and multidisciplinary staff.

About us

The postholder will interact with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders involved in the delivery of the Trial including clinicians, research and health care managers, research delivery staff and research participants. Staff within the Medical School and other relevant hospitals and Trusts, non-commercial bodies and Pharmaceutical companies and/or sponsors. The postholder will lead a research nursing team dedicated to the delivery of a clinical trial portfolio.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team. We are looking for a highly specialist experienced band 7 children's occupational therapists, to join our dynamic Evelina London Community Children Occupational Therapy team.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in collaboration with families to deliver occupations focused therapy to children and families in clinics, home and school as well as work alongside colleagues in the multidisciplinary/multi-agency team.

The post holders will be experienced with working with children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders as well as other developmental difficulties - preferably in community settings. All post holders will work under the supervision of experienced clinical specialists/ team leaders.

Interviews to take place on 24th September 2026

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the opportunity to work alongside the Occupational Therapy leadership team and support service development and quality improvement and participate in transformation work within their roles.

The successful applicant will be working within a large team of community children occupational therapists that support services to the Evelina community population in Lambeth and Southwark and will also be an integral part of the experts@hand multidisciplinary team supporting SEND reforms across these two boroughs.

You will have the opportunity to provide various models of care ranging from direct intervention including groups, parent intervention and advice & consultation. The post holder will be professionally supported through supervision and given the opportunity to further develop and build on their specialist clinical skills and knowledge with the support of Evelina Healthcare Community Children's Occupational Therapy Services.

As well as supervising band 6 Occupational Therapists and technical assistants, the post will also provide you undertaking delegated responsibilities from the 8A and with the following opportunities:

• To both lead and participate in service training
• To participate in service evaluation and design to support efficiency in care
• To lead on care pathways, service developments and service innovation projects

About us

You will working within a large team of Occupational Therapists that truly believe in putting children and their families at the centre of what we do.

You will be supporting babies, children, young people (0-19 years), with a wide range of health, physical, learning or development difficulties and/or disabilities. We aim to enable a child's participation within their own environment, and as such your work will be across home and education settings, as well as in our child development centres.

You will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, including Paediatricians, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians, School Nurses, Health Visitors, and the administrators which support the this team.

The Occupational Therapy service has a supportive and progressive management structure with departmental objectives founded upon the principles of the clinical governance framework and trust core values. The trust is committed to continuing the professional development of its workforce and the department has structured in-service training supported by personal and professional development plans and yearly appraisals.

Job summary

The post-holder is responsible for providing holistic welfare support to ensure programme outputs are delivered effectively.

The post holder will take a lead on all specific welfare or aspects of the Armed Forces Programme.

Responsible for day-to-day delivery, and subsequent performance management, adjusting plans as required to ensure that risks and issues are mitigated across the welfare spectrum.

The post holder will work with clinicians and managers to ensure provision of the best possible staff and patient experience and service delivery.

The post holder will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective management of interdependencies and delivery of objectives welfare pathways.

It is expected that the specific landscape managed by the post holder will change over time as the capability and collaboration opportunities grow.

Main duties of the job

• Provide welfare management expertise to the Armed Forces Community and ensure that the trust staff are briefed and have clear responsibilities, when patients are identified as being in the Armed Forces community. Work in an agile manner, supporting programme and organisational priorities where required
• Communicate information on the delivery progress of the welfare spectrum you are responsible for
• Provide scheduled highlight and exception reports into the programme, tracking patient pathways
• Keep meticulous records and ensure data and reports are provided in a timely manner, with full understanding of the need to demonstrate return on investment to other agencies
• Organise and monitor welfare resources to ensure their effective use while delivering against agreed programme objectives
• Recognise safeguarding issues quickly and immediately report any concerns regarding children or vulnerable adults to the appropriate agencies
• Support evaluation and audit of welfare data across all sites and organisations linked to the programme
• Process referrals, correctly assessing the welfare needs of service users with unfaltering professionalism, compassion and sensitivity

About us

Monitor and maintain welfare information management systems.

Maintain data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data, including quantitative and qualitative data.

Maintain databases required by the Armed Forces programme.

Interpret policies and protocols to support the project that are consistent with Trust standards.

Strategy, change and service improvement

Support the development of the programme and welfare strategy including research and development to identify, develop and promote best practice.

Subject Matter Expert management test and review of new concepts, models, methods, practices, products and equipment.

Support innovative methods to gain patient and public involvement to inform service direction, improvement, user satisfaction and as a tool for performance management.

Regular horizon scanning of best practice and ways of working within the sector and within the programme.

Personal Development

Maintain up to date knowledge of a range of skills including service improvement techniques and be responsible for developing and maintaining own CPD programme with an annual appraisal

Research and Development

Support and undertake primary and secondary research, audits and evaluations as required

Job summary

The Orthopaedic Surgery Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust seeks applications for Post CCT Hip Arthroplasty Fellows to fill the period from October 2026 to October 2027.

You will join a team of 22 Registrar/Clinical Fellow grade trainees and 12 Senior House Officers/Trust Doctors.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to provide an orthopaedic and trauma service in conjunction with colleagues.

You will be working on the Hip Unit at Guy's Hospital covering primary and revision arthroplasty.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of over 11,000, a turnover of over £800m and a million patient contacts a year.

The Trust comprises two of London's oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.

We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK. It consists of King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. King's Health Partners includes seven hospitals and over 150 community based services, is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. Itbrings togetherthe best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org

Job summary

Please note that this vacancy is for a position commencing in October 2027.

This post is recognised by theRoyal College of Surgeons of England National Surgical Fellowship Scheme and it is suitable for post-CCST SpR's who are interested in obtaining further specialist experience before taking up a Consultant post. The post holder will be have the opportunity to enroll in the IFHNOS Global On-Line Fellowship (GOLF) program including 7 written examinations and final oral examination. Upon successful completion, candidates may use the title of "IFHNS" after their name. Recognition that the fellowship program meets the highest international standards of training.

This post is a Robotic fellowship programme, with flexibility to accommodate rotations or external placements in support of training quality and service requirements

Main duties of the job

This post provides advanced head and neck surgery training and would suit a trainee at the end of their training scheme wanting further exposure to the full remit of head and neck surgical oncological techniques as well as advanced salivary gland and thyroid surgery, prior to becoming a consultant head and neck surgeon.

GSTT Head and Neck Cancer Centre as the tertiary head and neck cancer centre for the South East London Cancer Network treats over 430 new head and neck cancers a year, with surgical treatments varying from trans oral laser resection to complex cases requiring free tissue transfer performed on a single site. Multi-disciplinary team working with thoracic, lateral skull base and plastic surgeons facilitates a supra-regional revision thyroid, lateral skull base and salivary gland service. The main emphasis of the post is in ablative surgery however ample opportunity exists for exposure to head and neck reconstructive surgery.

The candidate will be expected to carry out research and audit projects and will be encouraged to present them in national and international meetings as well as mentoring and teaching of junior staff.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Details

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

Depending on experience

per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-MED5290

Job locations

Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The core components of this Fellowship include: Transoral Robotic Surgery, weekly Head and Neck Oncology MDT meetings, regular H&N 2 week-wait, audit and clinical research. There will be an opportunity to gain extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment head and neck cancer with particular emphasis on exposure to Transoral Robotic Surgery. There will be additional exposure to salivary gland surgery, thyroid surgery, airway surgery, ablative head and neck surgery, revision and salvage surgery. There is an excellent opportunity to carry-out clinical-translational research in Robotic Head and Neck surgery with an active existing PhD program and established links with the Department of Surgical and Intervention Engineering within the School of Biomedical Engineering and Image Sciences at Kings College London.

The Fellowship includes all aspects of Advanced Head and Neck Surgery with a particular emphasis on Transoral Robotic Surgery using robotic systems that are presently in regular clinical use within the Trust. These include the daVinci X and XI systems (Intuitive Surgical) and The Versius system (CMR surgical). The post holder would have the opportunity to develop and participate in a novel TORS teaching program and would be supported with a view to developing sufficient skills and proficiency to achieve TORS Console certification. The successful candidate will be working as part of a combined Head and Neck surgical oncology unit primarily under the supervision of Mr Asit Arora (Head and Neck Robotic Surgery Lead) in addition to Mr Jean-Pierre Jeannon and Mr Aleix Rovira. Mr Arora is a proctor in Head and Robotic Surgery for Intuitive Surgical, sits on the TORS Medical Advisory Board for CMR Surgical and runs a PhD program in Surgical technology at KCL.

The post-holder will under the relevant consultant be responsible for the provision of specialist Otorhinolaryngology, Oral and Maxillofacial and Head and Neck services to the Guys & St Thomas Hospital Trust. This will include:

a) Diagnosis and treatment in the specialist clinics he attends and to ensure high standard of patient care

b) Diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under Sections 58, 65 and 66 of the National Health Service Act 1977 in so far as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under section 65(2) of the Act.

c) Ensure adequate data collection through the new CIS.

d) Conduct clinical research and audit.

e) Conduct undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and training.

f) Contribute to service improvement and development

The current consultant staff in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery are:

Mr J P Jeannon Head and Neck Surgery

Mr Ricard Simo Head and Neck Surgery

Mr Richard Oakley Head and Neck Surgery

Mr Asit Arora Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Lead

Mr Aleix Rovira Head and Neck Surgery

The current Consultant staff in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are

Mr Mus Alibhai Head and Neck and Reconstructive surgery

Mr Rafal Niziol Head and Neck and Reconstructive surgery

The Fellowship Director and Lead Educational supervisor for the post is Mr Ricard Simo

Time-Table of an Average Week:

A Timetable of an Average Week can be shared with shortlisted candidates.

Support Staff and Facilities

There are six SpRs, two CT doctors on surgical rotation and one Trust Doctor. In

addition there are two FY1 Doctors. The number and distribution of these posts is kept

under review and there will be change with the implementation of the European Working Time Directive.

In addition, there are two allied healthcare diagnosticians, two nurse practitioners, who run the preadmission clinic and one paediatric nurse specialist.

Clinical:

The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Training of junior staff:

The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:

The post-holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of

undergraduate and postgraduate students. It will be also expected to teach and support

the MRCS course and all the other courses held in the Unit and Department.

Clinical Governance:

All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.

Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:

There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.

European Working Time Directive (EWTD):

All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD guidelines

Appraisal:

The post-holder will be required to undertake appraisal as per GMC and Trust Guidance and an Educational Contract will be established at the beginning of the post. Personal Development will be encouraged in compliance with GMC and Royal of Colleges guidelines. As the post is recognized as a Post-CCT Educational Post by the Royal College of Surgeons, the post-holder will be required to register with ISCP to monitor their progress.

Managerial and General:

The Trust is divided into clinical divisions each led by a Divisional Director responsible for clinical service on a Trust-wide basis. The groupings have been designed with careful attention to related speciality areas, clinical, academic and business configuration. The Divisional Director is a member of the Trust Management Executive

and responsible for the Clinical Directorate at Executive level. The individual specialties

are led by Clinical Leads who report to the Service Delivery Unit Heads who in turn report to the Divisional Director and the Divisional General Manager. The current Clinical Lead for Otolaryngology is Mr Pavol Surda and for Head and Neck is Mr Asit Arora.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The core components of this Fellowship include: Transoral Robotic Surgery, weekly Head and Neck Oncology MDT meetings, regular H&N 2 week-wait, audit and clinical research. There will be an opportunity to gain extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment head and neck cancer with particular emphasis on exposure to Transoral Robotic Surgery. There will be additional exposure to salivary gland surgery, thyroid surgery, airway surgery, ablative head and neck surgery, revision and salvage surgery. There is an excellent opportunity to carry-out clinical-translational research in Robotic Head and Neck surgery with an active existing PhD program and established links with the Department of Surgical and Intervention Engineering within the School of Biomedical Engineering and Image Sciences at Kings College London.

The Fellowship includes all aspects of Advanced Head and Neck Surgery with a particular emphasis on Transoral Robotic Surgery using robotic systems that are presently in regular clinical use within the Trust. These include the daVinci X and XI systems (Intuitive Surgical) and The Versius system (CMR surgical). The post holder would have the opportunity to develop and participate in a novel TORS teaching program and would be supported with a view to developing sufficient skills and proficiency to achieve TORS Console certification. The successful candidate will be working as part of a combined Head and Neck surgical oncology unit primarily under the supervision of Mr Asit Arora (Head and Neck Robotic Surgery Lead) in addition to Mr Jean-Pierre Jeannon and Mr Aleix Rovira. Mr Arora is a proctor in Head and Robotic Surgery for Intuitive Surgical, sits on the TORS Medical Advisory Board for CMR Surgical and runs a PhD program in Surgical technology at KCL.

The post-holder will under the relevant consultant be responsible for the provision of specialist Otorhinolaryngology, Oral and Maxillofacial and Head and Neck services to the Guys & St Thomas Hospital Trust. This will include:

a) Diagnosis and treatment in the specialist clinics he attends and to ensure high standard of patient care

b) Diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under Sections 58, 65 and 66 of the National Health Service Act 1977 in so far as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under section 65(2) of the Act.

c) Ensure adequate data collection through the new CIS.

d) Conduct clinical research and audit.

e) Conduct undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and training.

f) Contribute to service improvement and development

The current consultant staff in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery are:

Mr J P Jeannon Head and Neck Surgery

Mr Ricard Simo Head and Neck Surgery

Mr Richard Oakley Head and Neck Surgery

Mr Asit Arora Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Lead

Mr Aleix Rovira Head and Neck Surgery

The current Consultant staff in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are

Mr Mus Alibhai Head and Neck and Reconstructive surgery

Mr Rafal Niziol Head and Neck and Reconstructive surgery

The Fellowship Director and Lead Educational supervisor for the post is Mr Ricard Simo

Time-Table of an Average Week:

A Timetable of an Average Week can be shared with shortlisted candidates.

Support Staff and Facilities

There are six SpRs, two CT doctors on surgical rotation and one Trust Doctor. In

addition there are two FY1 Doctors. The number and distribution of these posts is kept

under review and there will be change with the implementation of the European Working Time Directive.

In addition, there are two allied healthcare diagnosticians, two nurse practitioners, who run the preadmission clinic and one paediatric nurse specialist.

Clinical:

The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Training of junior staff:

The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:

The post-holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of

undergraduate and postgraduate students. It will be also expected to teach and support

the MRCS course and all the other courses held in the Unit and Department.

Clinical Governance:

All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.

Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:

There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.

European Working Time Directive (EWTD):

All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD guidelines

Appraisal:

The post-holder will be required to undertake appraisal as per GMC and Trust Guidance and an Educational Contract will be established at the beginning of the post. Personal Development will be encouraged in compliance with GMC and Royal of Colleges guidelines. As the post is recognized as a Post-CCT Educational Post by the Royal College of Surgeons, the post-holder will be required to register with ISCP to monitor their progress.

Managerial and General:

The Trust is divided into clinical divisions each led by a Divisional Director responsible for clinical service on a Trust-wide basis. The groupings have been designed with careful attention to related speciality areas, clinical, academic and business configuration. The Divisional Director is a member of the Trust Management Executive

and responsible for the Clinical Directorate at Executive level. The individual specialties

are led by Clinical Leads who report to the Service Delivery Unit Heads who in turn report to the Divisional Director and the Divisional General Manager. The current Clinical Lead for Otolaryngology is Mr Pavol Surda and for Head and Neck is Mr Asit Arora.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCS Intercollegiate exam or equivalent Otolaryngology training

• Full GMC Registration

• CCST in Otolaryngology or Maxillofacial Surgery or within 3 months of obtaining CCST

Desirable

• Higher Degree MD or PhD

• Publications in at least one Peer Review Journal in Head and Neck Surgery

Previous Experience

Essential

• Early experience of medical audit

• Evidence of clinical teaching

Desirable

• Published medical audit in the field of head & neck surgery

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

Essential

• A high level of clinic and surgical expertise in the full range of general otolaryngology or oral and maxillofacial surgerylogy or oral and maxillofacial surgery

• Personal experience in head and neck and paediatric surgery

• Evidence of continuing personal education

• Proven teaching skills and a commitment to the training junior doctors

• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to relate with colleagues - clinical and non-clinical, patients and relatives

• Team based approach to care and service management

Desirable

• Interface Fellowship, Evidence of an advanced course on Laser, robotics or reconstruction

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCS Intercollegiate exam or equivalent Otolaryngology training

• Full GMC Registration

• CCST in Otolaryngology or Maxillofacial Surgery or within 3 months of obtaining CCST

Desirable

• Higher Degree MD or PhD

• Publications in at least one Peer Review Journal in Head and Neck Surgery

Previous Experience

Essential

• Early experience of medical audit

• Evidence of clinical teaching

Desirable

• Published medical audit in the field of head & neck surgery

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

Essential

• A high level of clinic and surgical expertise in the full range of general otolaryngology or oral and maxillofacial surgerylogy or oral and maxillofacial surgery

• Personal experience in head and neck and paediatric surgery

• Evidence of continuing personal education

• Proven teaching skills and a commitment to the training junior doctors

• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to relate with colleagues - clinical and non-clinical, patients and relatives

• Team based approach to care and service management

Desirable

• Interface Fellowship, Evidence of an advanced course on Laser, robotics or reconstruction

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

This post would suit trainees wishing to pursue a career in transplantation, general surgery or urology. It provides an excellent opportunity to expand knowledge in pre/post-operative management of surgical patients in a busy transplant environment and to develop basic general surgical/vascular/urological technical skills. Those wishing to improve their academic portfolio will be supported to do so.

The post will incorporate ward and on-call commitments as well as theatre and outpatient commitments. There will be an opportunity to work on Audit or a Quality Improvement project. The post will therefore suit individuals who wish to develop these areas. The postholder will be supervised by a Transplant Surgery Consultant as well as the Transplant medical team with whom they will be working closely.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

The post holder will, along with other junior colleagues be responsible for:

a. Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required

b. Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Proposed timetable:

The exact time table would be determined after discussion with Clinical Lead for Transplant to consider the educational needs of the post holder along with those of other junior surgical colleagues. However broadly speaking it would involve the following:

• Participation in Consultant led ward rounds
• Participation in at least one transplant or surgical clinic a week
• Attendance at 2 in-patient theatre sessions per week
• 1 session per week for research / quality improvement / audit

Clinical sessions will involve pre- and post-operative assessment of dialysis access, transplant urology and general surgery patients.

On call commitment:

The post holder will undertake a 1 in 10 (or higher) on call rota. This will be resident on call. This will involve covering dialysis and transplant patients based at Guy's & St Thomas sites and may involve travel for organ retrievals. Please note the banding of the rota is subject to change and will be confirmed at the interview stage.

About us

Department Information

The Department of Nephrology and Transplantation at Guy's is one of the largest in the UK, providing kidney care to South East London, neighbouring areas of Kent and the Channel Islands. In addition, we receive a significant number of complex referrals from a much wider geographical area. We provide a comprehensive range of services for this population, from management of mild kidney disease through to acute kidney injury (AKI) and the full range of modalities of renal replacement therapy. We perform around 300 transplants each year, have the largest living kidney donor programme in the country and are a supra-regional centre for both combined kidney/pancreas and pancreas alone transplantation. We have the country's largest antibody incompatible transplant programme. We performed the first robotic transplants in the UK and have world-class expertise in vascular access and transplant urology.

We offer a full range of peritoneal and haemodialysis therapies both at home and through a network of satellite units. We are nationally recognised for quality of care, innovation in clinical practice and service delivery, and for our close functional and geographical integration with the research programmes of both the MRC Transplantation Centre and the Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre.

Job summary

The role holder will partner with key designated Clinical Group managers to build exceptional working relationships to deliver a seamless service which nurtures and improves the employee experience. Support the Employee Relations team in providing an expert/specialist people relations advisory service to Trust managers and staff ensuring comprehensive, consistent and timely advice and support. Oversee the development and delivery of a leading, proactive case management service which provides for all employee relations matters to be managed in line with Just Culture principles, enabling employees to contribute their very best to the Trust.

To help to maintain positive and constructive relationships between managers and staff representatives at all levels throughout the Trust and actively encourage engagement with staff and their representatives.

Promote a positive partnership with staffside colleagues which actively supports the wider staff engagement agenda for the Trust. Provide timely and effective interpretation of developing employment law and local and national NHS HR policy and procedures. Devise and ensure the implementation of HR policies and procedures that promotes an inclusive Just Culture. To provide expert information underpinned by analysis of trends, economic circumstances, laws and political factors. Working collaboratively with the wider People Directorate to ensure better integration of the team.

Main duties of the job

• To be the focal point for Clinical Group/Divisional leads on all employee relations matters, providing detailed guidance on the interpretation of Trust policies and procedures and employment legislation
• Oversee and lead all Employment Tribunal claims as first point of contact for Trust legal provider, liaising with Trust managers/representatives with preparation of documents and defend against such claims
• To develop employee relations interventions to underpin the skill and competencies of managers in people management which may include workshops i.e. Just Culture, Investigations, Fixed Term Contracts
• To manage a team, ensuring all team members have a voice in the development of the employee relations service offer
• To maximise the potential of all team members and to ensure that all team members have a meaningful appraisal/personal development plan that includes feedback to the individual from a selection of internal customers and team members
• To support the development and training of managers in key HR matters such as absence management, by delivering shared learning events and day training courses in conjunction with, Organisational Development, Leadership & Talent

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprise five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, and neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Job summary

Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

***We are seeking to recruit 2 Clinical Fellows in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Post 1,6-month fixed-term contract (paid at nodal point 4)

• Post 2,12-month fixed-term contract (paid at nodal point 5)

Both positions offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment, gaining advanced clinical experience in adult congenital heart disease.

This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Location: Royal Brompton Hospital

The ACHD unit is one of the largest dedicated services of its type providing care for over 10,000 patients with an active transition program of over 500 new patients per year. It fulfils all components of a supra-specialist centre and has a full range of comprehensive tertiary facilities. The unit has an active interventional and surgical programme including advanced interventional techniques such as trans-catheter pulmonary valve implantation. There are multiple specialist clinics covering all aspects of tertiary care. These include high-risk pregnancy and a pulmonary hypertension (nationally designated). In addition, there is a prestigious imaging facility including echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance and cardiac CT.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities

• To assist in the clinical services of the unit under direct consultant supervision
• To participate in inpatient and outpatient care of adults with congenital heart disease
• To participate in the pre- and post-procedure care of adults with congenital heart disease undergoing surgical or percutaneous intervention
• To supervise more junior members of medical staff and assist with their ongoing education
• To contribute to the weekly joint multidisciplinary clinical meetings
• Participation in the general Cardiology on-call rota will be required as part of the role, 1 in 16 rota, weekend on-calls, nights and ward day shifts

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. Weprovide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.

Job summary

The Haematology Day Unit is a nurse led service offers apheresis, supportive care and venesection. We care for patients with haematologicalcancers, sickle cell disease and other haematology diseases.

Our aim is to provide expert care to allow patients to avoid hospital admissions and to manage their disease in an ambulatory setting.We are seeking experienced senior nurses to join our team as a Staff Nurse on the Haematology Day Unit.

The individuals should be motivated, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to organize, prioritize and co-ordinatewithin a challenging and fast paced environment. You will be supported by a strong expert team, including the Ward Sister, Clinical NurseSpecialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and the inpatient Matron team.

We are currently open Monday to Friday 08.00 - 20.00. Shift patterns at present are 9.5 hour shifts per week. We do not currently work weekendsor bank holidays regularly, however occasionally work out of hours to support the service and eventually we may aim for weekends to bepermanent in the future.

Closing date: 11th September 2026

Main duties of the job

We are seeking experienced and motivated nurses to join our team on the Haematology Day Unit. We are seeking nurses that are eager todevelop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within haematology nursing in an ambulatory setting. You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and trainingnecessary.

We are seeking candidates with a strong desire to deliver the best individualized care to patients living with haematological diseases by workingas an effective part of the nursing and wider team.

Interviewer information packThe successful candidate will need to have at extensive experience in haematology and acute setting and will be committed to developing theirskills, knowledge, and leadership in a fast paced setting.

Opportunities for the right candidate include developing skills in apheresis, expert cannulation assisted by ultrasound, femoral line placement, and bone marrow biopsy skills. Informal visits/phone calls are strongly recommended.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children'sHospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care,clinical excellence, research and innovation.

You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and trainingnecessary. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses and specialists to develop and gain a plethora of skills to enhanceyour nursing ability. We have a supportive culture, whereby we encourage each other to strive to be the best within our daily practice, and ourfeedback as a team reflects this.

Details

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£38,488 to £46,852 a year

p.a inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-NM14147-M

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Independently manage a group of patients within the speciality whilstworking as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised andpersonalised direct patient care.

Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment,planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includeshistory taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreeddiagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.

Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medicationincluding transfusion of blood and blood products.

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in thespeciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to leadothers to do the same.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patientorientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards withinthe NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patientexperience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs anddoctrines.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Independently manage a group of patients within the speciality whilstworking as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised andpersonalised direct patient care.

Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment,planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includeshistory taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreeddiagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.

Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medicationincluding transfusion of blood and blood products.

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in thespeciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to leadothers to do the same.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patientorientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards withinthe NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patientexperience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs anddoctrines.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Teaching & assessing qualification

• Relevant qualifications required or course to area

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience of working on own and in a team

• Experience of working in the relevant area

• Experiencing of coordinating a shift

• Completion of preceptorship

• Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy

• Supervision of junior staff

Desirable

• Previous experience in other nursing fields

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

Essential

• Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.

• Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice

• Competent in basic life support

• Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products

• Able to work as an effective team member

• Able to supervise and teach junior staff

• Able to prioritise & meet deadlines

• Able to manage difficult situations

• Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions

• Able to maintain clear and legible documentation

• Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

Desirable

• IT skills Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Teaching & assessing qualification

• Relevant qualifications required or course to area

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience of working on own and in a team

• Experience of working in the relevant area

• Experiencing of coordinating a shift

• Completion of preceptorship

• Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy

• Supervision of junior staff

Desirable

• Previous experience in other nursing fields

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

Essential

• Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.

• Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice

• Competent in basic life support

• Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products

• Able to work as an effective team member

• Able to supervise and teach junior staff

• Able to prioritise & meet deadlines

• Able to manage difficult situations

• Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions

• Able to maintain clear and legible documentation

• Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

Desirable

• IT skills Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology (Breast & Gynae)

(Less than full time post, 8.5 PAs)

From £113,565 p.a. excl. LZ (pro rata)

Commencing as soon as possible.

We are seeking amotivated and experienced clinicianwith a specialist interest inBreast and Gynaecological Cancers. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of established consultants includingwith Drs Ines Sandri, Hartmut Kristeleit, Anne Rigg, Mark Harries, Mark Nathan, Harris Gousis, Robert Urwin, Rosa Guiliani, Emma Beddowes, Rebecca Kristeleit, Emma Beddowes and Eirini Tstora. The service is led byDr Hartmut Kristeleit, Clinical Director for Oncology, andDr Kiruthikah Thillai, Deputy Clinical Director for Medical Oncology.

This Consultant post comprises 8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs)and is focused on supporting theBreast and Gynae Services at GSTT.

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC, hold aLicence to Practise, and be listed on theSpecialist Registerwith CCTin Oncology - or within 6 months of attaining CCT by the date of interview. Aresearch degreeis highly desirable.

Main duties of the job

The post includes MDMs and clinics at Guy's & St Thomas' in Breast and Gynaecological Cancers. Guy's hosts a well-developed clinical trials unit and the team makes significant contributions to trial recruitment, including close interaction with the Phase 1 trials activity based in the Clinical Research Facility at GSTT.

Please see detailed job description for more information.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Details

Date posted

27 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year

p.a excl LZ (Pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

196-LCON1216

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

TheOncology DepartmentatGuys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT)is a leading centre for the treatment and support of patients with cancer. The service provides comprehensive, patient-centred care across a wide range of tumour types, integrating advanced systemic therapies and radiotherapy with holistic support. Based at the purpose-builtGuys Cancer Centreand atQueen Marys Hospital, Sidcup, the department delivers high quality outpatient, acute and inpatient oncology services. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and clinical research, the team works closely with a dedicated clinical trials unit, including early-phase studies, to ensure patients have access to the latest innovations in cancer care.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced clinician with a specialist interest in Breast and Gynaecological Cancers. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of established consultants includingwith Drs Ines Sandri, Hartmut Kristeleit, Anne Rigg, Mark Harries, Mark Nathan, Harris Gousis, Robert Urwin, Rosa Guiliani, Emma Beddowes, Rebecca Kristeleit, Emma Beddowes and Eirini Tstora. The service is led by Dr Hartmut Kristeleit, Clinical Director for Oncology, and Dr Kiruthikah Thillai, Deputy Clinical Director for Medical Oncology.

This Consultant post comprises 8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) and is focused on supporting the Breast and Gynae Services at GSTT.

Job Plan

Your job plan is anticipated to contain 8.5 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out at Guys & St Thomas. The specifics of the job plan are flexible and can be agreed between the successful candidate and the department. The job plan includes on-call commitments. This is an outlined programme and you will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including your personal and professional objectives with your Clinical Director within 3 months of your start date.

The job plan will be negotiated between the consultant and their clinical director at least annually. Although the job plan is flexible, the initial job plan for this post is proposed to be:

Med Onc

Hospital/ location

Type of Work

Start time and finish time

Frequency: (e.g. 1x4 wks. 1x6 wks.

1x1 wk.)

Direct Clinical Care or Supporting Activity

Tuesday

Guys

Pre Clinic MDM

Breast Clinic

Clinic Admin

09:00 - 10:00

10:00 15:00

15:00 16:15

1x1

1x1

1x1

0.25 DCC

1.25 DCC

0.3 DCC

Wednesday

Guys

Gynae MDM

SPA

Gynae Clinic

Gynae Admin

09:00-12:00

12.15-14.00

14:00 -18.00

18:00-19:00

1x1

1x1

1x1

1x1

0.75 DCC

0.4375 SPA

1.00 DCC

0.25 DCC

Thursday

Guys

Gynae Clinic

MDM

Gynae clinical Supervision

Gynae Admin

09:00-14:00

14:00-16:00

16:00 17:00

17:00 18:15

1x1

1x1

1x1

1x1

1.25 DCC

0.5 DCC

0.25 DCC

0.3 DCC

Friday

Guys

Specialty ward review (breast and Gynae)

SPA

09:00 13:00

13:00 17:00

1x1

1x1

1 DCC

1 DCC

* WFH: where the nature of SPAs allows, this time may be spent working from home.

Proposed Weekly Timetable

Final agreement on the timetable of commitments will be agreed on taking up the post and then reviewed at least annually as part of the job planning process.

The Specialty ward review is to provide specialist input for selected patients on oncology wards and is separate to the attending rota.

On Call Rota

On call commitment: 1 in 10 Category B Low

Category A: this applies where the consultant is typically required to return immediately to site when called or has to undertake interventions with a similar level of complexity to those that would normally be carried out on site, such as telemedicine or complex telephone consultations.

Category B:this applies where the consultant can typically respond by giving telephone advice and/or by returning to work later.

Frequency of Rota Commitment

Value of supplement as a percentage of full-time basic salary

Category A

Category B

High Frequency:

1 in 1 to 1 in 4

8.0%

3.0%

Medium Frequency:

1 in 5 to 1 in 8

5.0%

2.0%

Low Frequency:

1 in 9 or less frequent

3.0%

1.0%

Job description

Job responsibilities

TheOncology DepartmentatGuys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT)is a leading centre for the treatment and support of patients with cancer. The service provides comprehensive, patient-centred care across a wide range of tumour types, integrating advanced systemic therapies and radiotherapy with holistic support. Based at the purpose-builtGuys Cancer Centreand atQueen Marys Hospital, Sidcup, the department delivers high quality outpatient, acute and inpatient oncology services. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and clinical research, the team works closely with a dedicated clinical trials unit, including early-phase studies, to ensure patients have access to the latest innovations in cancer care.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced clinician with a specialist interest in Breast and Gynaecological Cancers. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of established consultants includingwith Drs Ines Sandri, Hartmut Kristeleit, Anne Rigg, Mark Harries, Mark Nathan, Harris Gousis, Robert Urwin, Rosa Guiliani, Emma Beddowes, Rebecca Kristeleit, Emma Beddowes and Eirini Tstora. The service is led by Dr Hartmut Kristeleit, Clinical Director for Oncology, and Dr Kiruthikah Thillai, Deputy Clinical Director for Medical Oncology.

This Consultant post comprises 8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) and is focused on supporting the Breast and Gynae Services at GSTT.

Job Plan

Your job plan is anticipated to contain 8.5 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out at Guys & St Thomas. The specifics of the job plan are flexible and can be agreed between the successful candidate and the department. The job plan includes on-call commitments. This is an outlined programme and you will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including your personal and professional objectives with your Clinical Director within 3 months of your start date.

The job plan will be negotiated between the consultant and their clinical director at least annually. Although the job plan is flexible, the initial job plan for this post is proposed to be:

Med Onc

Hospital/ location

Type of Work

Start time and finish time

Frequency: (e.g. 1x4 wks. 1x6 wks.

1x1 wk.)

Direct Clinical Care or Supporting Activity

Tuesday

Guys

Pre Clinic MDM

Breast Clinic

Clinic Admin

09:00 - 10:00

10:00 15:00

15:00 16:15

1x1

1x1

1x1

0.25 DCC

1.25 DCC

0.3 DCC

Wednesday

Guys

Gynae MDM

SPA

Gynae Clinic

Gynae Admin

09:00-12:00

12.15-14.00

14:00 -18.00

18:00-19:00

1x1

1x1

1x1

1x1

0.75 DCC

0.4375 SPA

1.00 DCC

0.25 DCC

Thursday

Guys

Gynae Clinic

MDM

Gynae clinical Supervision

Gynae Admin

09:00-14:00

14:00-16:00

16:00 17:00

17:00 18:15

1x1

1x1

1x1

1x1

1.25 DCC

0.5 DCC

0.25 DCC

0.3 DCC

Friday

Guys

Specialty ward review (breast and Gynae)

SPA

09:00 13:00

13:00 17:00

1x1

1x1

1 DCC

1 DCC

* WFH: where the nature of SPAs allows, this time may be spent working from home.

Proposed Weekly Timetable

Final agreement on the timetable of commitments will be agreed on taking up the post and then reviewed at least annually as part of the job planning process.

The Specialty ward review is to provide specialist input for selected patients on oncology wards and is separate to the attending rota.

On Call Rota

On call commitment: 1 in 10 Category B Low

Category A: this applies where the consultant is typically required to return immediately to site when called or has to undertake interventions with a similar level of complexity to those that would normally be carried out on site, such as telemedicine or complex telephone consultations.

Category B:this applies where the consultant can typically respond by giving telephone advice and/or by returning to work later.

Frequency of Rota Commitment

Value of supplement as a percentage of full-time basic salary

Category A

Category B

High Frequency:

1 in 1 to 1 in 4

8.0%

3.0%

Medium Frequency:

1 in 5 to 1 in 8

5.0%

2.0%

Low Frequency:

1 in 9 or less frequent

3.0%

1.0%

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Hold MRCP

• Full GMC Registration

• On GMC Specialist List in Medical Oncology or within six months of attaining CCT.

Desirable

• Possession of, or working towards, a higher degree qualification (MD or PhD)

Research, teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Experience of applying translational research techniques in a clinical context, to study cancer as a disease and target for treatment.

• Clinical research experience as principle or sub-investigator

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.

• Familiarity with research and clinical governance associated with delivery of advanced therapy investigational medicinal products.

Desirable

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.

• A background in discovery and development of new molecularly-defined therapies.

• An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues. Evidence of training in research methodology.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Training in management of Breast and Gynae cancers

• Experience of multidisciplinary cancer care.

• Experience in leading and delivering recruitment to early phase clinical trials, including advanced therapies.

• Experience of clinical trial development and operation

• Management of all aspects of care of patients with complex cancers undergoing intensive treatment

• Competent in undertaking and supervising audit.

Desirable

• Wide general experience in Medical Oncology and an ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the speciality.

Leadership/management skills

Essential

• Communication - Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.

• Accountability - Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.

• Interpersonal skills - Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team.

• Staff Management - Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.

• Finance - Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

• Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.

• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Hold MRCP

• Full GMC Registration

• On GMC Specialist List in Medical Oncology or within six months of attaining CCT.

Desirable

• Possession of, or working towards, a higher degree qualification (MD or PhD)

Research, teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Experience of applying translational research techniques in a clinical context, to study cancer as a disease and target for treatment.

• Clinical research experience as principle or sub-investigator

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.

• Familiarity with research and clinical governance associated with delivery of advanced therapy investigational medicinal products.

Desirable

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.

• A background in discovery and development of new molecularly-defined therapies.

• An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues. Evidence of training in research methodology.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Training in management of Breast and Gynae cancers

• Experience of multidisciplinary cancer care.

• Experience in leading and delivering recruitment to early phase clinical trials, including advanced therapies.

• Experience of clinical trial development and operation

• Management of all aspects of care of patients with complex cancers undergoing intensive treatment

• Competent in undertaking and supervising audit.

Desirable

• Wide general experience in Medical Oncology and an ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the speciality.

Leadership/management skills

Essential

• Communication - Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.

• Accountability - Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.

• Interpersonal skills - Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team.

• Staff Management - Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.

• Finance - Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

• Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.

• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

The Transplant Surgery Department is seeking to appoint a full-time (10 PA), substantive surgical Consultant to join our dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team. The department has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, innovative care and is committed to maintaining clinical and academic excellence. We are looking for an exceptional individual with the expertise, experience and ambition to complement the existing team, contribute to the continued development of the service, and help shape its future direction.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for one Consultant Surgeon in Transplantation with a specialist interest in Dialysis Access or Transplant Urological Surgery, who will help us to meet and surpass the challenges of our expanding clinical, academic and training portfolio.

The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role not only in delivering excellent clinical care, but also in service development, education, research, innovation and clinical governance. We particularly welcome applicants who will bring complementary specialist expertise, demonstrate a commitment to collaborative multidisciplinary working, and share our ambition to keep the service at the forefront of contemporary practice. Applications are welcome from those who may wish to work an agreed job-plan that allows a flexible less than full-time working pattern. The appointee will join the existing team of 13 Transplant Surgeons, 15 Nephrologists (10 WTE), and two Consultant Nurses.

About us

The Trust includes St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital and both adult and children's community services in Lambeth and Southwark. The Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital are also part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

We provide a full range of hospital services for our local communities in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, as well as specialist services for patients from further afield, including cancer, cardiothoracic, women's and children's services, kidney care and orthopaedics. We have one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest A&E departments in London. See www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk for further details.

Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic individual committed to excellence in service delivery to join our first class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment.

The role will be cross sites but based mainly at the Harefield Hospital site and the post holder will:

1. Support the laboratory service at the Harefield Hospital site including laboratory management

2. Support the transfusion service

a. Participate in the site, GSTT wide and KHP transfusion meetings (e.g. transfusion team, hospital transfusion team, hospital transfusion committee service delivery, KHP transfusion team.)

b. Work with the transfusion team and Apollo programme to implement the Blood Transfusion IT solution

3. Support morphology reporting and review at the Harefield Hospital site

4. Support the general haematology service including consultative reviews

5. Support fulfilment of CQUIN requirements for electronic referrals and GP advice and guidance

6. Cover of offsite Royal Brompton haematology colleagues

7. Participate in the out of hours rota covering the Harefield and Brompton sites out of hours

8. Join the gen haem -sickle attending rota at GSTT

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be accountable to Dr Nita Prasannan, clinical lead for sickle, general haematology and transfusion.

This post will be covering the general haematology consultative service on the Harefield Hospital site, have laboratory management responsibilities and also be active in the transfusion team. This new post will cross cover their colleague haematologist based at Brompton who leads for haemastasis and thrombosis and will enable the 1:4 off site out of hours cover for the Harefield and Brompton sites.

This post will also provide laboratory support reviewing blood films and abnormal blood results and providing appropriate advice. They will also work with the other general haematology consultants to vet referrals and will share the provision of the 'Advice and Guidance' service for GPs (20-30 queries per week) and electronic referral systems (EVS, ERS) in line with the mandatory CQUIN targets. They will participate in two outpatient clinic per week at the Guys site.

The post holder will work within the transfusion team to deliver the Trust transfusion service and further integration of the KHP Transfusion Team alongside existing transfusion consultants Anicee Danaee, Patrick Harrington and Susan Robinson.

About us

The Trust consists of St Thomas' Hospital at Waterloo, including the Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's Hospital at London Bridge, as well as The Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. We are one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country with around 22,700 staff, we are also one of the biggest employers locally. GSTT is among the UK's busiest, and most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients across a breadth of specialities from birth and throughout their lifespan.

Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.We provide a full range of hospital services for our local communities, as well as community health services for people living in Lambeth and Southwark.

We also provide specialist services for patients from further afield, including cancer, cardiac, kidney, women's and orthopaedic services, and we are home to the Evelina Children's Hospital. We have one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest A&E departments in London. See www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk for further details.

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Preterm Clinical Fellow (ST4+ equivalent) in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

There is 1 full-time positions available fixed term for minimum 12 months.

The Preterm Clinical Fellow will be based in the preterm team at St Thomas' Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based with the preterm team at St Thomas' Hospital. They will assist in running the preterm clinic all day Wednesday. Working in collaboration with the 3 preterm consultants, they will be expected to become competent to provide expert advice regarding inpatients on the antenatal ward and on the Hospital Birth Centre. The post holder will work to align the goals for preterm prediction, prevention and preparation outlined in the Saving Babies Lives care Bundle v3 (SBLCBv3) and the BAPM Framework for extreme prematurity. They will become competent in the insertion of transvaginal and transabdominal cerclages. It is anticipated that they will undertake quality improvement projects within the service and this will be worked up together with their supervisor. The post holder will also be supervising KCL BSc students with their ongoing projects. It is anticipated that this may be used as a stepping stone to pursue a MD/PhD in preterm birth.

The post holder will do an all-day theatre list once a month for the insertion of transabdominal cerclages. They will also be available to undertake emergency cerclages during the weekdays.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Job summary

Are you a highly motivated individual who has experience of working with children and families and would like to be part of Evelina London Children's Hospital Team?

We have specialist funding for a winter pressures post to support delivery of Occupational Therapy across our inpatient wards.

This post holder will have the opportunity to work with patients with cardiac, neurological and orthopaedic conditions as the main cohort of patients.

There may also be the opportunity to work across PICU and other specialist areas to support the team.

Main duties of the job

Your role will involve working in collaboration with families to set goals and provide individualised advice and early intervention as required.

You will also be working closely with the occupational therapy and wider multidisciplinary inpatient teams and you will support with providing cover across other hospital wards.

The successful applicant will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, as liaison with the multi-disciplinary team and with our community colleagues in health, education and social services, is essential.

About us

We are a friendly and supportive team with a commitment to clinical development and ensuring well being at work. You will receive regular 1:1 clinical supervision from within the paediatric occupational therapy team, further supported by the clinical lead paediatric OT and professionally managed by the Trust Head OT. In addition to formal supervision, we promote a culture of knowledge sharing and reflective practice within our inpatient team within day to day practice, weekly team meetings and a monthly professional development programme for all staff. You will have the opportunity to participate in departmental audits, service improvement, research projects or clinical networks and will be supported to do so.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Sarah Gardner (Clinical Lead Inpatient OT Service) on sarah.gardner13@nhs.net or 0207 188 9427.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior midwifery leader to provide clinical and professional leadership, expert clinical advice and management support to ensure that midwifery care is delivered to the highest standard across Inpatient services at St Thomas Hospital .

Main duties of the job

The main duties and responsibilities of the role are the proactive and visible leadership and management of all resources across key areas of the midwifery service.

The Lead Midwife will be responsible for the teams within and the operational management and oversight of all Inpatient areas at St Thomas Hospital. These areas include; Hospital Birth Centre, Maternity Theatres and Enhanced care, Postnatal ward, Transitional Care Unit, Antenatal Ward and the Westminster Private Maternity Suite.

The lead midwife will provide direct line management and support to 3 Matrons who oversee each area.

About us

Women Services lies within the Evelina London Women's and Children's Clinical Group

As the only NHS Trust in London with women's and specialist children's services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. Our directorate provides high quality care to patients across South East London, as well as delivering a range of specialist services both nationally and internationally. We treat approximately 40,000 gynaecology patients, and deliver 6,400 NHS births and 350 private births a year. We have one of the largest NHS IVF units in the UK, which includes our flagship Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis services. Alongside our clinical services, we are integrated with colleagues at Kings College London, delivering a significant programme of research and development.